Infecção pelo Zica vírus na gestação: sob a percepção da gestante.

Abstract

In the second semester of 2014, an outbreak of a febrile exanthematous syndrome reached the northeast of Brazil. At first, they believed they were dengue cases, because it was an endemic region, but after the serological tests, Chincungunya and Zica cases were confirmed. After the emergence of the Zika virus in Brazil, an annual increase of 20 cases of microcephaly was observed, a fact confirmed scientifically as the cause of microcephaly in newborns. Currently, with all the increase in the incidence of cases of Zika virus infection, the care of the pregnant woman during the prenatal follow-up has been intensified, with measures of protection and prevention to health. Objective: To evaluate the perception of pregnant women about Zika virus infection in pregnancy. Methodology: This is a descriptive and qualitative field research that was performed through interviews with pregnant women who were registered in the Basic Health Unit and were in the third gestational trimester. Respecting all the ethical and legal aspects contained in Resolution No. 466/2012 of the National Health Council (CNS). The data collected in the research were analyzed by the Content Analysis Technique developed by Laurence Bardin. Results and Discussion: The results demonstrate that the knowledge of pregnant women can be considered superficial, since they only report the transmission through the mosquito, and relate the Zika only the occurrence of microcephaly. In addition, they do not report having received information and guidance from the health services and the information they have been acquired through the media, but most say they practice mosquito prevention measures. Conclusion: In this context, the deficiency and the need for a greater performance of the health services to carry out educational activities that make it possible to make information about the transmission and prevention of the virus and to solve the doubts and anxieties of the pregnant women regarding the infection of the virus and the development of microcephaly.